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LGBTQ+ still face much hardship
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 18/04/2026
» Celebrations swept across Asia when Thai drag performer Tharathep "Gawdland" Thaweephon, 24, won during the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World, becoming the programme's first Asian champion.
SN Group reshapes “Water Experience” at ICONSIAM THAICONIC SONGKRAN 2026
Published on 17/04/2026
» SN Group, Thailand’s integrated water management specialist, has partnered with ICONSIAM to create a spectacular “water experience” at ICONSIAM THAICONIC SONGKRAN 2026: Splashing Fun, Happiness and Thai New Year Blessings. Held from April 10 to 15 at River Park, ICONSIAM, the event marks one of the country’s flagship Songkran celebrations.
ICONSIAM Songkran surpasses expectations, attracts 1.47 million visitors
Published on 17/04/2026
» Bangkok (April 16, 2026) – ICONSIAM’s Songkran celebration has surpassed expectations, welcoming over 1.47 million visitors throughout the six-day festival. The event saw strong growth from both Thai attendees and international tourists, reinforcing Thailand and ICONSIAM as a true global festival landmark.
Four Chinese held after staged kidnapping for ransom
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 16/04/2026
» Police have dismantled a Chinese gang accused of staging a fake kidnapping of a 19-year-old woman in order to extort ransom money from her father, arresting four suspects, including her boyfriend, who was also wanted in China in an online scam case.
Unesco could boost fading southern craft
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 16/04/2026
» In the quiet tambon Phum Riang in Surat Thani, the rhythmic clack of the hand-loom has been the soundtrack of Wanma Nuimeem's life for nearly seven decades. At 79, she is one of the few remaining guardians of the "Ratchawat Khom", an intricate silk pattern that once caught the eye of royalty but now faces the threat of extinction.
Tourism tops over Songkran
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/04/2026
» The tourism sector is expected to generate more than 30.35 billion baht in revenue during the Songkran holiday, up 6% from last year, says the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), with foreign visitors also making a bigger contribution.
Anutin highlights Songkran's cultural value
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/04/2026
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul extended Songkran greetings to Thais worldwide, highlighting the festival as a key cultural asset that can be elevated through the government's soft power strategy.
Rak Chart Party asks Unesco for stricter heritage scrutiny
Online Reporters, Published on 12/04/2026
» The Rak Chart Party has delivered a letter to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) headquarters in Paris calling for greater rigor in the organisation’s World Heritage registration process, to prevent what it described as the distortion or misappropriation of cultural origins.
La Mode en Majesté Royal Thai Dress from Tradition to Modernity
Published on 11/04/2026
» From May 13 to November 1, 2026, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs presents, under the high patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya, the exhibition La Mode en Majesté: Royal Thai Dress From Tradition to Modernity. This event is organised as part of the 340th anniversary of the first diplomatic mission and the 170th anniversary of Franco-Thai diplomatic relations (1856–2026). The exhibition is organised in partnership with The Sustainable Arts and Crafts Institute of Thailand (SACIT), the Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles (QSMT), The Royal Thai Embassy in Paris and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs (MAD).
Street food hub opens near Lumpini Park
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 10/04/2026
» A new hawker centre that has opened next to Lumpini Park will help the public access clean, high-quality street food, Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt said on Friday.